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Synonyms for cheering

  • noun

Most common

shouting applause ovation

All synonyms

Noun

shouting, applause, ovation

Antonyms

heckling, disheartening

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A cheer.

Forms

Plural
cheerings → shoutings, applauses, ovations…

Choose the right word

Cheering or Cheery?

A cheery word spontaneously gives cheer to others; a cheering word is more distinctly planned to cheer and encourage.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • shouting Each house is within shouting distance of another.
  • applause The king’s portrait was unveiled to great applause.
  • ovation The audience gave him an ovation for ten minutes.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cheeringrising
shoutingrising
applausesteady
ovationrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
ovation3
8 letters
shouting2, applause2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ovation3 = 3 syllables).